| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maicon dos Santos Corrêa | ||
| Date of birth | April 18, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Paracambi, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Madureira | ||
| 2006 | → Remo (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2007 | → Al-Nasr (Benghazi) (loan) | ||
| 2008 | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shomna | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 2009–2010 | → Chivas USA (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Toronto FC | 32 | (10) |
| 2011 | FC Dallas | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Maicon dos Santos Corrêa (born 18 April 1984 in Paracambi) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.
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Maicon started his career at Madureira, where he was awarded a contract until the end of 2005. He signed a contract extension until April 2008 in early 2006, but left for Étoile du Sahel on August 9, 2006. During his career in North Africa he also played on loan to Al-Nasr (Benghazi).
In 2008 he played for Israeli clubs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shomna and Bnei Sakhnin. While with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shomna Maicon appeared in 2 UEFA Cup matches and 3 Toto Cup matches in which he scored 1 goal. After a brief stay with Hapoel he moved to Bnei Sakhnin and appeared in 10 league matches, he also appeared in 2 Toto Cup matches for Bnei Sakhnin in which he scored 3 goals.
He than returned to Brazil with Bonsucesso. Following that, he signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club Chivas USA in 2009.[1] While with Chivas Maicon appeared in 19 league matches and scored 2 goals, he also appeared in 2 MLS playoffs matches scoring 1 goal.
On July 9, 2010 it was announced that Maicon had signed with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.[2] He made his debut for Toronto as a sub following halftime on July 10, 2010 vs. Colorado Rapids. He scored his first goal in a friendly against Bolton Wanderers at BMO Field on July 21, 2010. Three days later on July 24, 2010 Maicon scored his first league goal for Toronto in a 1-1 home draw to FC Dallas. Maicon also helped the club by scoring in a CONCACAF Champions League game vs. Real Salt Lake on September 16, 2010 following a pass from teammate O'Brian White.
Maicon scored his first goal of the 2011 season on March 19, 2011 in a 4-2 loss to the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps in the first game of the year.[3] Following the departure of Toronto captain Dwayne De Rosario on April 1 Maicon was given the captain's arm band the following day against his former team Chivas USA. After the 1-1 home draw against Chivas Coach Aron Winter announced that Maicon would be come the permanent captain of The Reds, thus becoming the first non-Canadian to be given the honour on a full time basis.
On August 2, 2011, Toronto FC traded Maicon to FC Dallas for Eric Avila.[4] On August 13th, 2011, Maicon scored his first goal on his debut in a match against the Philadelphia Union. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Santos was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.